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ahip answers as frankly, " that the military
preparations of England, while
they do not look directly to a probable
rupture with the United States upon the
Oregon question, are regarded as being
useful in the event of such a contingency,"
&c. In the mean time, on the
other side of the water, Mr. Pakenham j
proposes that the resnective shares of
the two nations in the* Oregon territory
be determined by reference to some Sovereign
or State agreed upon by both
parties. His proposal, however, is rejected,
and that in language which the
New York Courier & Enquirer justly
stigmatises as offensive. Mr. Buchanan
writes:?" The President declines the
offer of arbitration. Mr. Pakenharn had
assumed that the title of England was
valid to at least a portion of the disputed
territory, whereas the President had assumed
the the title of the United States
to be clear and unquestionable to the
whole of Oregon. This was a sufficient
VAOonM 4n --4? 11 *
icawii iu ucwujc hid uveiiure.
In a second letter, Mr. Pakenham
? proposes, " to submit the title itself to arbitration,
and if a friendly sovereign or
State is objectionable to the United
States, then to a mixed commission of
eminent jurists, civilians, &c. If the title
of neither party should prove clear
and satisfactory, then the arbitration
may divide the territory."
To this Mr. Buchanan answers, that
he has no faith in arbitration. His answer
is dated February the 4th. On the
7th the correspondence was laid before
Congress. This, with the comments of
the press up to the 9th gives us the present
data for the formation of opinion to
the upshot.
From Ike New Orleans Picayune, 3 insl.
LATER FROM TEXAS.
By the arrival late last evening of the
steamship Galveston, Capt. Wright,
from Galveston, we have received files
to the 1st inst. from that city. The
Galveston made the trip in 36 hours.
The election for Representative,
which took place on Monday last, resulted
in Galveston as follows:?For Col.
S. M. Williams, 449 ; Judge Pilsbury,
69; Col. Cook, 8; Gen. Megginson, 7 ;
Lewis, 7 ; Gen Green, 1.
The Galveston Civilian makes the
following extract from a letter to the
editor of the Corpus Christi Gazette, dated
Matamoros, March 13th. The Ci.?
>- ~r -
viiiu.ii mums me uiusi la niuuc ui iuc
IVloxiCuii forces upon ilie Rio Grande:
Gen. Mejia is now at Matamoros. As
soon as he was informed of the arrival
of the detachment from your army, under
Capt. Hardee and Lieut. Hamilton
?th^^e opposite Brazos Santiago, via
Isla^^P'adra, the other by the old Matamoros
road, near San Colorado?he
mustered every soldier here, and crossed
the Rio Grande in person, under the
impression that he should meet the advance
of your army. He marched as
far- as the Colorado Creek, with the utmost
nossible desnatr.h. nnd disrnv#?rpH
that both these detachments had returned
to the camp of Corpus Christi.
His anger at this unexpected " no find
you there" knew no bounds?as he had
boasted upon his departure from Matamoros,
of the laurels he and his troops
would win before their return to their
old quarters. His excellency was,
however, compelled to put back without
a single trophy to grace his unwelcome
return.
AIL the forces, late under the command
of Gen. Arista, at Montery, and
now under the orders of Gen. La Vega,
about 1800 strong, have arrived at Matamoros,
and it is said will march forthwith
for the Salt Lakes and the Sal Colorado,
to arrest the March of Gen. Taylor
upon the Rio Grande. Gen. Canales,
of Comargo, with his regiment, nearly
1000 strong, has received orders to form>
the advance of our forces, to watch the
movements of your army, and is now occupying
a position in a direct line between
Comargo and Corpus Christi,
about 22 leagues from the former place,
at the northwestern extremity of the
great salt lake. Gen. Ampudia?the
gentleman who boiled Sentmaaat's head
?is within two days march of bs, with
3500 men, mostly cavalry. We know
very little of what is goiqg on in the interior
as General Paredes has stopped
the transmission of all newspapers as
dangerous.
...I? I? .... II -11
tvu nuu auuw pi city wen an me
movements upon the political draft
board, will be able to judge of the times
by the signs. What is here stated is
true, ana you may assure your friends
of that fact. I might state many other
I' matters, but they are too delicate for disV
cussion at this moment. In my next
you will have further particulars, and
before vou get this, the question of fight
or no fightbetween us and Gen, Taylor
win nave been decided- upon, and the
independence of the northern province
declared, or their future connection with
tht parent State, quietly, tamely, basely
acquiesced in. Our present armed
force and stations are as follows :?
Gen. Canales, with 900 or 1000
troops, at the head of the Salt Lakes, 69
miles from Comargo.
Gen. Mejia, on Sal Colorado, where
the old Matamoros road crosses that
river, about 60 or 70 miles from Mata
moros?about 750 men.
Gen. Garcia, at Point Isabel, with
280 men, mostly infantry and artillery.
Gen. Savereigo, vvilh some two hundred
men, is upon *he Colorado, between
Gen. Mejia and the lower ford, which
is from 10 to 15 miles from the Gulf.
Gen. La Vega, at Matamoros, with
1800 troops, late commanded by Gen.
.arista, detained to remlorce Mejia. Total
force, say 4000 men?about half of
whom are on the east side of the Rio (
Grande.
My next letter will be of more impor- <
tance, or I am mistaken. Arista is still
keeping himself in reserve at his hacien- ;
da. " Don La Gazar y Flores, Governor
of the Tamaulipas, arrived here last ,
night, with an intention, as it is said, of
! organizing the rancheros, veterans, &c., ,
for defensive operations, should they unfortunately
be required.
Morality in Boston.?It is said
that there are three Theatres in Boston, '
two hundred gambling establishments ; ]
I 1 J__J 1 -r -II
iivi icss Liiaii six uunureu xiouscs 01 111- <
fame, and two thousand places where in- i
toxicating drinks are sold. j
Mr. Calhoun.?The N. Orleans
Tropic in alluding to Mr. Calhouns
last great speech says?Mr. Cal- (
houn's speech on the Oregon <
Question, the great one of the pre- i
sent session of Congress, and une- ]
quailed by any from the Senate j
for many years, commands a rapid
circulation, and is producing a ]
most happy effect upon the public j
mind. We shall issue a cheap ?
edition of the speech, for general i
circulation throughout the State." ]
L.at. 49 is nearly two degrees. !
higher than the Northern-most angle
of the State of Maine, more 1
than two degrees higher than
Quebec, higher than the North- ]
ern-most angle of Lake Superior, s
higher than the centre of New- i
foundland, and very nearly as i
high as the Southern part of La- <
brador. And yet the ultra war '
faction pretend that West of the <
Rocky Mountains we should insist i
on a boundary 5 deg. and 40 min. 1
still further North; which would i
carry us to the latitude of Hudson's i
bay and the centre of Labrador.?
N. Y. Jour. Com. i
On Monday last, the negro boy, J
Dave, the supposed murderer of
Mr. Vance, was removed from !
Spartanburg jail to Laurens, to
await his trial, which will take
place in a short time.
We understand he has confessed i
to the effect, that he was in com- i
pany with two white men, one of i
whom perpetrated the act of kill- .
ing with a shot gun, which they <
had stolen. The statement made
by the negro has been corrobora- ,
ted throughout, with a slight exception,
by one of the whitemen. J
We omit names until we feel better
authorized to give them, though
we have no doubt our information
is correct coming as it does from
two gentlemen of veracity, who !
interrogated the persons.
Spartan, 8th inst.
jf r? '
/ Gbaniteville Factory.??We ]
perceive from an article in the 1
Hamburg Republican, that the
Graniteville Manufacturing Com- ]
pany are "going ahead." They <
intend to have a factory established
in about 12 months, They in- <
tend to manufacture prints, osnaburgs
and every variety of cotton
yarns, also paper. &c The num*
ber of operatives will be nearly
1,000.
Mr. Thomas Ritchie, Jr., tried
for causing the death of Mr. H.
Pleasants, has been " honorably
acquitted." This verdict is regarded
as tantamount to the acquittal
of the seconds and all the
parties concerned in tne duel.
Working op the new Postage
Law;?The Washington union
gives returns from fifty of the largest
Post Offices in tne U. States,
showing an aggregate decrease in
the 4th quarter of 1845, compared
with the same quarter in 1844 of
$58,484.
South Carolinians in Texas.?
Our State seems to have been emi- ]
nently successful in her sons who i
have made Texas their home, ?nd i
honors have fallen in dignilied ]
grace upon them. General Rusk, 1
U. States Senator is a native of i
Newberry Dist., and resided in
Pendleton Dist:. until man- i
hood ; Chief Justice Hemphill is a (
Sumter man; Judge Lipscomb j
Irom Abbeville, and Mr. Bee, the
young gentleman recently chosen
Secretary to the Senate of Texas <
is a Charlestonian. j
MorE of the Negociation,?A .
late number of the Richmond Enquirer,
a paper of much discrimination
as to what it admits into its (
columns, and having excellent t
sources of information, inserts the
following rumor. 1
"It is now said that the last
steamer took out directions to our J
Minister in London to inquire, ,
through Lord Aberdeen, the pre- <
cise views of the British Govern- 1
ment, and whether Sir Robert 1
Peel's allusion to the offer of the '
MM PQ llol mac >?*?
|/v?ftUillVl UkJ AllLV^llUOU bV 1111" ]
ply an approval of that line as a I
compromise: Mr. Mclane being 1
authorized to say that this Govern- j
ment would receive that proposi- ;
tion favorably." i
Paris is inhabited by 912.035 individuals,
who occupy 34,390,800
square yards of surface, or nearly
9600 acrcs. It contains 42,000
houses, 192 streets 57 gates, 40 ,
military roads, 37 quays, 20 boule- i
vards, 37 avenues, 108 squares, 37 i
bridges, 105 courts, 9 palaces, 23 1
remarkable edifices, 6 public gardens,
4 triumphal arches, 5 colllmnn
1 ~ 11 ,-1- Off 111 ' '
liiiiiio} x uuciiau, ou uuraries, id
museums, 28 monumental fountains,
38 churches, 25 convents, 26
hospitals, 4 equestrian statues, 24
theatres and 39 barracks.
A Long Street.? Mr. Cist, in J
bis last Advertiser, says;?Front
street is not only the longest street
in Cincinnati, but with the exception
of one or two streets in London,
the longest in the world. It
extends from the three mile post
on the Little Miami Railroad,
through Fulton and Cincinnati as
far West as Storrs township, an
extent of seven miles. In all this
range there are not ten dwellings
which are three feet distant lirom j
the adjacent ones, and two thirds ,
ot the entire route is as densely (
built as is desirable for business '
purposes and dwelling house eon- 1
venience. 1
"Fanny Forrester," (Miss Chub- ^
buck,) the popular magazine writer,
it is said, in a Philadelphia let**
ter to the Journal of Commerce, i
is to be married to the Rev. Mr.
Judson, and will accompany him
on his missionary labors in India.
While a Mr. Estes was giving
his testimony iri: a case trying at j
the Justice's Court in Van Burcn
County, Mo., in a trifling suit, Mr.
Anderson called him a liar. The
Insult was resented. Anderson
being the stronger man, got Estes j
down, and was dealing heavy ,
blows, when at once he became
motionless, or rather fell from him .
a, corpso, On examination in was ?
found He had been stabbed in some '
five or six places with a small pen ,
knife. Estes -was committed, but \
held to bail. Since then he has ]
disappeared; some think, says the
Expositor, to escape punishment: 1
others that Anderson's friends have '
made way with him. i
Alexajtdria Gazette. i
A most touching incident occurred
a few days since on board the
of AO VM ?
om/uuici x uwuai/bau wxiiUJI IUJIS Oil
the Potomac River. It is the cus
torn of the Captain to ring the bell 1
as the boat passes Mount Vernon,
" in honor of the illustrious dead <
whose mortal remains are entombed
there," On the occasion referred
to ihe Harmonean Singers j
were on board^ and as the boat i
slowly passed the great man's tomb !
they sang in a most pathetic style
the melody of " Washington's
Grave." Tears, it is said, glistened
in the eyes of njtost of the pasr
sen gere, and they remained standing
uncovered until the " sacred
spot" receded from their vision. .
?
German Immigration?It appears
that in the year 1844 the
number of German emigrants who
arrived in New York, was 17,799
persons. In the next year, 1845
the number was 30,312 ; showing
a,n astonishing increase.
Uf all the actions of a mail's life, j
tiis marriage does least concern
ather people, yet of all actions of
his life it is most meddled with.
Mrs. Bodine.?The fourth trial
jf this woman was to commence
it Newburgh,N. York, on Monday
last, before Judge Strong. .*
<2Dtntuarg.
DIED, on the 5th inst., at his resi- j
lence near Pucket's Ferry, in this Dis-1
rict, Mr. John L?. Ciieatiiam, aged 3G i
years.
Mastodon Cotton. I
\ sample of this Cotton can be seen ot j
he store of the Messrs Wardlaw's. It |
vas received in a letter from a iriend, ac-;
:ompanied with some of the seed. This
rind of Cotton sold for sixteen cents in
:he New Orleans market last fall, when
sther Cottons of superior quality sold for
sight cents. Competent judges have pronounced
the Mastodon to be equal to the
Sea Island Cotton, both in beauty of texture
and length of fibre, and with this
greater advantage, that it will mature well
on the Uplands of the Cotton growing
States. A few seed can be obtained by
the Farmers for experiment, by an early
application to Mr. Selleck, in said Btore.
Aprd 15 7 tf
To the People of Abbeville.
The subscriber respectfully solicits all persons
indebted to the Sheriffs Office for
COST, Plaintiffs or Defendant's,arc earnestly
requested to come forward and settle,
as this is my la6t year in office, I shall be
compelled to have all cost due me in the
office settled. You will find myself or Mr
Taggart always in attendance
April 15 7 tf J. RAMEY.
By Order of D. Lesly, Ord'y.,
Will be sold, on the first Monday in May
next, for Partition, the Real Estate of
Bitsey Roberts, deceased, tn Sawney's
Creek, containing fifly acres, adjoining
lands of J W Prather and others, on a
credit of 12 months. J. RAMEY,
April 8,1846 6 4i [Pr's bill $1.87$] Sh'ff.
NEW SPRING GOODS!
WM. KETCHAM & CO.,
(hamburg, s. c.)
Are now receiving their Spring Stock, of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
BONNETS, PALM-LEAF HATS,
Carpetting, Floor Oil Cloth, Bolting Cloth, &c.
Without enumerating articles, we will
merely say, that we pay particular attention
to keeping up a full assortment, and
by frequent receipts of New Goods, are
always prepared to furnish our customers
with all New Styles of Goods, as fast as
they appear in the Northern Markets, and
at prices as low at least as can be
found in Hamburg and Augusta.
Call and satisfy yourselves. No charge
for looking. [March 18 3 7t
JOHN G. BASKIN,
attorney at Law, having taken an office
in the rear of the Court House and
near to the Printing Office,will promptly
attend to all business entrusted to
his care. Jan 14 46
W. C. & J. B. MORAGNE,
Attorneys at Law?Have formed a Partnership
for the practice of LAW, in
Abbeville District. 8tf
CANDIDATES.
We are authorized to announce T.
P. MOSELY as a candidate lor Sheriff
}f Abbeville Dis. at the ensuing election.
We are authorized to announce W.
A.. COBB as a candidate for the office of
sneritt of Abbeville District at the ensuing
election.
We are authorized to announce JAS.
3. WILSON as a candidate for Clerk of
Court for Abbeville District at the ensuing
Election.
The friends of A C HAWTHORN announce
him as a candidate for Sheriff for
Abbeville District at the ensuing election
We are authorized to announce VA.
CHAEL HUGHEY as a candidate for
Sheriff, at the ensuing election.
We are authorised to announce HUGH
ARMSTRONG as a candidate for Sheriff
Abbeille District at the ensuing election.
We are authorized to announce Maj. A.
ARNOLD, as a Candidate for Sheriff, at
the ensuing election. j
\\T _...i :?J ?: MIW
" c auuiun/icu IU aiiuuuuce iiiinROD
McCORD, as a candidate for Clerk
of the Court at the next election.
NOTICE. n
All persons indebted to the.Estate of the
late THOMAS VV. WILLIAMS, dee'd,,
are requested to caj and roako payment ;
and creditors win hind in their claims duly
attested, by the 25th of December next.
MAT. J. WILLIAMS, Ex'or.
April 8,1846. 6 13w
CORN FOR SALE.
I have 800 bashels of CORN for sale near
Pearse'e Ford, S. W. Corner, Greenville
District. GEO. SEABORN.
March 16, - . 3 - 4t
V.,.'
Istew establishment.
The subscribers are now receiving and
will offer /or sale, at their Store Room*
in Mrs, Allen's Hotel, >
SUGARS, New Orleans and Cuba
Do Loaf double refined
MOLASSES, N. Orleans and W. Indies
TEAS, Gunpowder and Hyson
FISH, Mackerel, Cod and Salmond
Candies, FigB, Currants and RaiBins
Almonds, Filbetts and Brazil Nuts
Clieese, Soda Biscuits, Candles, &c &c
ALSO
A lot of READY MAbF. CLOTHING
consisting of COATS, frock and dress
Vests, Pants, Drawers, Siurvn, Stocks,
?ravats, &c.
A fine assortment of BOOTS, Ladies',
| Gentlemen's, Boys* and Misses' SHOES.
They have also Northern and French
CALF SKINS, KID SKINS, best NorI
thern Oak Tan and Hemlock Sole, and
are prepared to make Boots and Shoes at
the shortest notice and in the best style.
J. A. ALLEN & CO.
j Abbeville C H, April 15 7 tf
I Abbeville Sheriff Sales.
j MAY.
J5y vinueoi sunury writs or Fieri Facias
I to me directed, will be Bold, at Abbeville
[ Court House, on the first Monday in
; May next, the following property:?
120 Acres of Land, more or less, levied
on as the property of Jno Douglass
ads A R Ramcy.
250 Acres of Land, more or less,boun}
ded by Noah Reeves, Robt Smith, Jesse
Gent and Richard Maddox, levied on as
the property of Wm Pylee ads H A Jones,
successor.
1 Negro, levied on as the property of
Sanders Williamson ads William C Hill,
I by next friend.
1 Negro, levied on as the property of
Joshua Waits ads E Suggs.
1 Negro, levied on as the property of
James Pert ads Wm Eddins and others.
1 Negro man. Peter, levied on as the
property of Gab']. Hodges ads Geo Connor,
for P D Klugh vs W C Anderson
and Gab'l Hodges.
1 Lot in Greenwood, containing two
acres more or less, bounded by J H Giles
and others, levied on as the property of
Wm Lewis, ads Whitlock Sullivan &
Waller & others.
22 Acres of Land, more or less, bounded
by Milton Trible, Arter Williams and
others, levied on as the property of John
M Branyan ads George Biffbv and others.
3*27 Acres of Land, more or less,
bounded by John Cowan, James Cowan and
others, one Negro Boy, Lewis; 2 Mules,
2 Mares, one Wagon, and one Cart, levied
on as the property of Jos J Hawthorn ads
J &. S Donnald and others.
Also, at the residence of Jos J Hawthorn,
on Tuesday the 5th day of May
next, Cattle, Hogs, Household and Kilchen
Furniture, one Clock, one Shot Gun,
lot Corn, one Wheat Fan, Plantation tools,
&c, &c., levied on as the property of Jos
J Hawthorn ads J &. S Donnald and others
Terms Cash J. RAMEY,
April 8, 1846 Sheriff.
Latest Fashions!
g^kMrs. ftlooRE, having just recei-^ft
ved the latest styles of BOINKJ^r
NETS, is prepared to execute all orders
for the same with neatness tfnd despatch,
| at moderate prices. '^Marcn 25
I "
Notice !
I have on hand a very excellent PIANO,
which I will sell below the ordinary price
for Cash. JAMES LINDSAY.
March 25 4 tt
WAVERLY,
Will stand this Spring Seaijson
at my stable, in AnderV
# son Village, and will be let to
mares at Ten Dollars the season, and Fifteen
Dollars insurance. Parting with &
mare, before or after it is ascertained whether
she is in foal, forfeits the insurance.
Fifty Cents to the Groom for each mare.
As to Pedigree, it is unnecessary to say
more, than that he was sired by old Ber*
trand, the greatest of the great; his dam
by Whip, the best eon of imported Whip.
Mares sent from a distance, will be fed
ot OTTl MAMIM A #1A*? AM J
Ub UUIH9 u uajf Hliu 1U1U1D11CU VY1U1
good pasturage gratis.
His colts are large, and as to form, hard
to beat; in fact, I do not believe better can
be produced.
Any person who can, or will show, at
Anderson Village, on the first Monday in
September, 1847, the best colt by Waverly,
(from a mare put fhia spring,) shall
receive from mo a elver cup, valued
at Ten Dollars, being the cup taken
at Newberry, by Waverly. from the State
Agricultural Society; as being the best.
Stallion exhibited.
The Pendleton Messenger, Greenvilla
Mountaineer, Abbeville Banner and Lau~
rensville Herald, will each give the above
four inseitions, and forward their account*
to me, and they shall be promptly paid.
J. T. WHITEFIELIK
Anderson C. H., March 18 3 4t
TAILORING.
The subscriber would inform hia friesds
and the public, that he has located; himself
in the neighborhood of Sharon Camp
Meeting Ground (at R. Hill's old place}
where he is prepared to execute aft work
committed to his care with despatch, and i
pledges himself that his prices, shall be arranged
to suit the times. He would further
state that if work entrusted to bis care '
is not well done, that he will make nqT
charge for his services.
AprU 15 3w HENRY CANNON. )
Refer to Dr Isaac JBjranch and H H Ptnttjf! i
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